https://www.wellplated.com/cinnamon-roasted-butternut-squash/#wprm-recipe-container-33160 Easy Maple Cinnamon Roasted Butternut Squash. Cubes of butternut squash tossed with maple syrup, cinnamon, and rosemary, roasted to caramelized perfection. PREP: 10 mins COOK: 30 mins TOTAL: 40 mins SERVINGS: 4–5 servings Ingredients 1 large butternut … Continue reading
Tammy Kaufman Across the nation, the economic impact of COVID-19 restrictions has increased the need for food stability programs. According to an article in the Seattle Times on September 10, 2020, 1 in 5 Washington residents could face hunger by … Continue reading
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Fred Henchell If you have an emergency on a “dark and stormy night,” will emergency responders be able to find you? Our High Prairie Fire District encourages residents to install reflective address signs that we will make for you. The … Continue reading
Tom McMackin If you haven’t been introduced to my bull riding/wildfire analogy… consider that they both fit this statement: It isn’t a matter of ‘IF’ it’s gonna happen, only ‘WHEN’ and ‘HOW BAD’ you’ll get clobbered! California and our neighbors … Continue reading
Tim Darland, Chief High Prairie Fire Department and Tom McMackin The High Prairie Fire District has responded to 93 incidents to date this year. Included since the last High Prairian were two structure fires in KCFPD 4 (Lyle) and four … Continue reading
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From an article by Catherine Winter https://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/how-grow-food-indoors-winter.html There’s nothing quite like being able to pick fresh vegetables and herbs right from your garden, but that really isn’t much of an option when it’s 10 degrees and snowing outside, is … Continue reading
patiodaddiobbq.com/2010/11/thanksgiving-pockets.html After Thanksgiving Day the leftovers live on. Here is a great way to use some of those leftovers to capture that perfect bite. You know, the one where you load up your fork with turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, dressing, … Continue reading
Gwen Berry, with excerpts from www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/28825 Remember a few years ago when a new bark beetle, the Five-spined Ips, was discovered killing pine trees in our area? It had spread north from California and finally reached the Columbia Gorge. Most … Continue reading
The annual Lyle Christmas Bazaar won’t be happening this year for the first time in more than 25 years. We’re sad to announce that the 2020 Bazaar has been canceled due to COVID-19, and we’re hopeful conditions will allow us … Continue reading
Gwen Berry These are incredibly tense times. On top of COVID-19 and its serious ramifications, we’ve also been trying to cope with what many people see as the most important election in our country’s history. I don’t have to tell … Continue reading
WANTED: 1 small iron trivet NOT WANTED: 2 large potted geraniums free to a good home Contact Madelon Taylor rmtaylor@gorge.net ^ Top … Continue reading
The HPCC Board of Directors continues to stay in touch and meet occasionally. We are monitoring the COVID-19 situation and look forward to eventually being able to do more than talk about our ideas and plans. Once the pandemic is … Continue reading
cbsnews.com/news/thanksgiving-covid-19-virtual-travel-cdc Thanksgiving is [only about 5 weeks] away and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has put out guidance on how to stay safe this holiday during the coronavirus pandemic. In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the … Continue reading
Name this celestial object. It has been our early summer visitor. Read all about it online in the summer edition of the High Prairian. Or download the PDF version to read at your leisure. < Photo: Eric Shrum … Continue reading
Gwen Berry Being famous doesn’t always make you a star. Try a comet! This is the 3.1 mile wide chunk of ancient ice popularly known as Comet NEOWISE. Officially, its name is C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE). The comet was discovered by … Continue reading
Rebecca Sonniksen (Grandma Riva) You might think one red is like any other red or there is only one color orange, like the crayon; but as our granddaughters, Izzy (age 9) and Sof (age 7) learned, it depends on how … Continue reading
Eric Shrum Mariposa lilies blooming at our place are a sure sign wildflower season is ending with their show, and the dry season is starting. ^ Top … Continue reading
from: www.doh.wa.gov/Emergencies/BePreparedBeSafe/SevereWeatherandNaturalDisasters/Wildfires This wildfire season is going to be unique as we continue to respond to COVID-19. This year we are especially concerned about health impacts, as breathing in wildfire smoke may worsen symptoms for those with COVID-19 and many … Continue reading
Tom McMackin On May 15, 2020, the seasonal burn ban went into effect for our region in Klickitat County. In an ideal world, all those outside clean-ups and pruning sessions would have been managed successfully this Spring and the collected … Continue reading
Tim Darland, Fire Chief As we meander through these unprecedented times and try to find some kind of normalcy in our lives, I wanted to take a mental break from COVID-19 and reflect back to 2019 and acknowledge our High … Continue reading
Ann Burland Our most recent volunteer in the back garden. It started as a goose egg on a pedestal and matured at about 10 inches across, with beautiful sculptured markings. ^ Top (select image to view enlargement) … Continue reading
by J. Rehmeyer, published in Science News 8/18/07 Originally submitted by Bud Jester for the Sept. 2007 High Prairian Driving on a dirt road can rattle the bones. Every foot or so, a ridge of dirt up to several inches … Continue reading
Diane Cazalet At this time in my life I am so concerned about my relationships, friends, and those people around me who share living here at High Prairie. Certainly, during a coronavirus pandemic I could not find a more beautiful … Continue reading
